Distant Management of Crohn's Disease by Smartphones is Feasible and Effective Additionally it Reduces the Costs
Not Applicable
Completed
- Conditions
- Crohn Disease
- Interventions
- Other: real time online video visit
- Registration Number
- NCT04754620
- Lead Sponsor
- Kocaeli University
- Brief Summary
Evaluation of the feasibility, acceptability, patient satisfaction and economic benefits of smartphone video-based telehealth in the management of Crohn's disease patients
- Detailed Description
Patients were examined by two gastroenterologists (HY, AED) either at a video conference based visit or face to face visit in outpatients clinics. We used the WhatsApp business application.The online visit notion was the same as traditional face-to-face visit except physical examination.
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 139
Inclusion Criteria
- The study group included patients with documented Crohn's disease, based on clinical, endoscopic, and histologic findings
- Patient between 18-80 years old
- Participants who have been receiving treatment for more than six months
Exclusion Criteria
- Patients were excluded from the study if they had no internet connection
- Unable to use smartphones because of blindness, deafness, or mental disorders
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- PARALLEL
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description Online visit real time online video visit This group will receive a smartphone-based real-time video conference visit
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Satisfaction score with the video visits the day after the visit Measurement of satisfaction with RAND Visit Specific Questionnaire (VSQ9),Minimum score "0" poor and maximum score is "5" represents excellent,
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
Kocaeli University Medical Faculty Hospital
🇹🇷Izmit, Kocaeli, Turkey